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After taking nearly a hundred photos in a row, everything was finally over.

"You have a good foundation, maybe you should go make a movie or something." Homan praised Catherine.

"You can let go and be a model." Then he said to Ada.

"This is my business card. If you have a chance, I hope you can come and take some photos for me. I can pay you and leave a copy of the photos for you." Homan handed a business card to Catherine.

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"Thanks."

There are many costumes in Homan, and they look very gorgeous and beautiful. Although Catherine is a minor, there are many costumes that suit her figure.

After he finished speaking, he came to Ada again and handed her a business card as well.

"Kate, if you have time, let's come over together~" Ada seemed very excited.

"Um."

Seeing the other party's excitement, Catherine couldn't refuse.

"Okay, you can pick it up next week..." Homan put the camera aside.

"How are you thinking about your fashion design company? I heard that you need an agent. I thought I might be able to help you."

Several people looked at each other and looked at each other.

To be honest, because they had to take pictures, they all forgot about it and didn't think about it at all.

"I will invest $50,000 here. Lisa and Jenny will be temporarily responsible for fashion design. Ada and I can act as models, and Lily will be the photographer."

Catherine threw out her plan.

"Not many combinations." Homan nodded, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Maybe I can also invest in my photo studio?"

It seemed absurd to join a company of several middle school students, but Homan didn't seem to care.

"How are the shares distributed?"

"In my opinion, that's it..."

Catherine invested US$50,000 in shares and acted as a model for the clothing design company, accounting for 35% of the shares. After all, US$50,000 is very valuable now. In terms of purchasing power, it is more than ten times what it was later.

Hohmann acted as the company's CEO, responsible for daily work, and at the same time gave the photo studio to the company for use, accounting for 30% of the shares.

Lisa is considered the "chief designer" and holds 15% of the shares, leaving Lily with 10%, Jenny and Ada each with 5%.

"Then what would be a nicer name for our company?"

This is a very important question.

Don't underestimate a company's name. It's very likely that at a critical moment, the name will determine everything.

After all, a catchy name is the best way to spread the word.

If it were a mediocre or convoluted name, who would remember it?

What should the company be called?

"Okay, let's sort out all the preliminary matters first, and then think of a name?"

"It's not in a hurry anyway. Lisa, let's use this time to design more clothes. Jenny can also help."

"Maybe we can recruit more costume designers in the future?"

"In short, let's do this now. First think about the name of the company, the sales after the company is established, and how to build our brand..."

"I think as long as Ida and Kate can walk around the street, all problems will be solved. This is the best sales pitch."

"Well... I have to go to sab for class. See you all tomorrow..."

As the saying goes, 3 women are like 3,000 ducks. Catherine finally experienced it, but fortunately, their opinions were of some value, but their final proposal only made Catherine choose to leave early.

It was just after noon, and there was still some time before class. Of course, Catherine did not choose to go to class. She chose to go home first. Maybe her parents could have some good ideas. But as soon as she got home, Emma handed her a letter.

in front of.

"Kate, there is your letter. It is from the publisher."

Kate opened the letter.

The content of the letter is that the editors have seen that Catherine's book should be a series, and they hope to obtain the copyright of the subsequent works and form a series. They can even give Catherine a royalty of up to 15%.

Hey, another letter that reveals the bottom line like this?

Catherine looked at the signature: Robert.

This stupid young man seems to have some experience and knows how to send letters instead of directly visiting people, but he still revealed the company's bottom line.

The "Harry Potter" series is indeed slow to gain popularity, but its sales have been very stable. Counting hardcover and paperback editions, it has brought Catherine an income of 10,000 US dollars so far. Including the previous income, the total has been

It reached 60,000 US dollars - although it was only 50,000 US dollars after tax.

But why are paper book publishers so interested in their own novels? Catherine began to analyze.

When "The Lord of the Rings" first entered the U.S. market, the sales volume was pretty good, but the price of a hardcover book of fifteen dollars was not within the reach of the public. Although the publication of paperback books has become mainstream after World War II, the price of a hardcover book has become mainstream.

Erkin seemed uninterested in paperback pocket books and story-paper formats that cost more than ten cents each.

When Ace Publishing House in the United States contacted him about the paperback version of "The Lord of the Rings", he did not receive a reply. So Ace Publishing House directly printed the paperback version of "The Lord of the Rings" without the consent of Tolkien or the publisher.

No royalties are paid to the author at all, which is considered standard piracy.

So Tolkien was furious and claimed the copyright, and quickly authorized Bellantine Publishing House to release the authentic paperback version of "The Lord of the Rings" in the United States. However, with pirated versions already occupying the market, the authentic version was not as popular as the pirated version. Tolkien himself came forward again

To safeguard his legitimate rights and interests, he began to remind American readers in his replies that Ace's version was illegal and asked them to tell their friends about it. This move soon had a significant effect, and American readers

Not only did he refuse to buy Ace's version, but he also asked bookstores to remove it from the shelves. In the end, Ace Publishing paid Tolkien a considerable royalty and stopped reprinting after the inventory was sold out. This copyright battle was protracted, and "The Devil"

The paperback version of "Ring" also surged in sales amid the controversy, broke into the best-seller list, and quickly caused a stir on campus.

It is now 1960, and "The Lord of the Rings" has been pirated in the United States. It will not be officially published in paperback by Ballantine until 1965.

"The Lord of the Rings" has a hardcover edition in the United States, but not a paperback edition, and Ace Publishing's piracy activities have just begun.

Therefore, Catherine's "Harry Potter" can be regarded as filling people's "blank" for fantasy novels, at least, in the eyes of publishers. The sales of her books have exceeded 5,000 copies at this time. You know,

This is only October 9th, and "Harry Potter" has only been published for a week. More importantly, her sales are showing a slowly increasing trend, not a decrease.

Catherine chose paper book publishing house. In terms of scale and business vision, his strength is unquestionable.

The reason why they are interested in "Harry Potter" may be to fight against the pirated "Lord of the Rings" and expand the influence of the paper book publishing house.

After all, everyone hopes to consolidate their position and achieve a monopoly status. Multi-level development seems to be a paper-backed strategy.

In this case, they decided to strike while the iron was hot and prepare to release "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" on December 25, 1960.

As soon as the two parts come out, "Harry Potter" will have many advantages.

The paper book publishing house saw this, so it offered Catherine such a high royalty.

Of course, Catherine also made some slight modifications to "Harry Potter". The location was New York, USA, rather than London, UK. The "sense of immersion" is very important, especially on the eve of this passionate explosion.

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